Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Poetic Obituaries: [Thomas M.] Disch's fascination with mortality

permeated his fiction and poetry. His first novel was called The Genocides (1965) and his second story collection Getting into Death (1971). Some readers found his work pessimistic; others regarded his fascination with mortality as a romantic posture. His blog gave a taste of what an original, funny and clever companion and poet he was and the stories in this collection offer an idea of his extraordinary range.

from Telegraph: The Wall of America by Thomas M Disch

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